Tesla reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(11,933 total reviews)
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59% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Tesla has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 11,933 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Tesla employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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2.0
Jan 31, 2021

Not great, not terrible

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Great product, hype around it in Germany (Gigafactory). The company will do great as it has the support of everyone in Brandeburg/Germany so it is basically set for success. - Some of the colleagues in Berlin Giga are very nice and helpful - the atmosphere was (2020) very start-upy for those who like it, as the majority of employees just moved to Berlin/did not speak German....

Cons

- Management and planning are not Tesla's stronger side, as a lot of people got hired and then let go within weeks/ months due to poor resource management/planning/ not-making-a-decision-Elon-is-okay-with. I can imagine that this type of management will not work great in Germany, where people want stability and long-term employer... Tesla is a great innovative company, but if you will leave your cosy job to come here, make sure to be ready for anything. As they themselves admitted it - you come here for the challenge and innovation, not for the money and job security. - This is particularly difficult if you reallocate to Berlin (sometimes with your family) and then within 2-6 months get fired - i have seen it happen. So have that in mind and be ready to take a risk... - Recruitment process is not...the best. Expect to have a lot of interviews, get calls from recruiters to set up an interview in the middle of your working day and to not get all the information beforehand (as in - they make an offer, then tell you they need to do a reference check - so the process takes ages.) HR is non-existent and confused with whose responsibility what is.

1.0
May 14, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A paycheck. Free coffee. Genetic brand Cereal at the cafeteria.

Cons

Management gets recycled every 5 months, tops. Unrealistic deadlines and expectations coming from ignorants or inexperienced. Most of the management doesnt understand complexity of anything they are looking at, nor care. Numerous teams working on the same thing, never even care to cross paths. Never before worked for a company where employee meant so little, at all levels. HR without any backbone, just blindly following orders from the above. Changing direction every Monday. Overall a very demotivating place.

1.0
Sep 12, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The idea of working for the company is exciting. The product is cool and sexy The customers are passionate about the mission and the brand The mission is admirable The non-management level staff are amazing, passionate, people They are unfortunately also gullible and being taken advantage of as for many of them this is their first job or one of firsts. Stock plan can be attractive but does have a few restrictions Great current and upcoming product line The company will be profitable at the expense of the health and safety of their employees

Cons

Management is very afraid to tell the truth and do the right thing. Integrity is non existent Work/Life Balance is NON-EXISTENT You will have no time for anything but Tesla (Seriously) You will work 13 to sometimes 17 hour days The workload is unrealistic which is why you have to work these long hours to get things done You are made to feel bad, inadequate if you do not stay late and work up to 7 days a week straight at times They call themselves a startup, they are not, they are just insanely disorganized The HR department is non-existent and not supportive The recruiters are under pressure to meet metrics and will often hire unqualified candidates just to meet their numbers They are in violation of many of the Labour Laws not to mention OMVIC rules They will often ask you to break the rules Tesla does not care about the well being of their staff The pay is mediocre The company changes processes and direction daily and is a true reflection of the erratic behaviour of their leader Elon Musk Management is horrible, it's like a frat club mainly run out of the U.S, button pushers and list checkers, they don't think on their own or ever wonder "WHY" Any good managers that they happen to hire either leave or are dismissed for not being minions No team activities or bonding, absolutely nothing to appreciate their very hard working employees The Lawrence location is run down and old, doesn't have parking for its employees, employees have to park offsite about 1 KM away and walk over in the rain, snow and sometimes extreme heat. Many health and safety violations The culture is not good, managers and employees constantly throwing each other under the bus, petty childish behaviour No employee discounts on any of the vehicles even though profit for vehicle is rumoured to be around the 40%+ mark Not much room for advancement for non-management staff as employees are often kept in their roles to serve the manager's/ company's purpose It is difficult to recruit new talent, because of the work conditions, pay and terrible leadership most informed job seekers do not want to work there Employee turn over is extremely high, 95% of the employees in Canada have been there for less than 6 months. Constant layoffs, these seem to happen every quarter Management does not get overtime pay and can work 75-90 hours a week or more Meetings are often scheduled last minute and after hours with no consideration for the time differences across the country As this is like a retail operation open 7 days a week and late hours, you also get calls and emails 7 days a week and late hours and are expected to respond. You work 7 days a week one way or the other Management is in several meetings a day Summary: It truly is not a good place to work. I caution both the inexperienced and the experienced because you will be taken advantaged of if you're young and disgusted if you're experienced.

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